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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir experienced rainfall and light snowfall prompting the closure of Srinagar-Leh highway, officials said on Tuesday. Owing to the feeble western disturbance on Monday night, the Kashmir valley witnessed rains and light snowfall, the meteorological department (MeT) said. “We witnessed rains in plains and light snowfall in upper reaches particularly in north western parts. The weather is cloudy and snowfall is going on at a few places particularly in Zojila and Sonamarg higher reaches,” said deputy director MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad. Officials said in view of the snowfall at Zojila pass, the Srinagar-Leh highway has been closed for traffic. Traffic department in a tweet said that Srinagar-Jammu highway and Mughal Road were open. “Traffic plying on Jammu-Srinagar NHW, Mughal road through. However SSG(Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri) Road closed for vehicular movement in view of fresh snowfall in ZojiLa axis,” it said.
